No fewer than seven persons lost their lives on Wednesday evening in a ghastly auto crash which occurred in Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

It was gathered that ten persons whose identities were yet to be ascertained also sustained various degree of injuries in the accident.

The accident, which involved an Ikare-Akoko- bound 18-passenger bus and a Toyota car, occurred along Iluomoba-Aisegba highway, leading to the death of the casualties.

An eyewitness disclosed on Thursday that one of the vehicles was about to dodge a pothole at a sharp bend on the road before losing control and collided with another vehicle travelling to Ado-Ekiti.

The reports that earlier filtered into town was that about 16 persons lost their lives during the accident. But the information was refuted by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ekiti State Command.

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Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander, FRSC in Ekiti State, Olusola Joseph, revealed that the number of passengers that occupied the two vehicles was 17.

Joseph stated that seven passengers lost their lives, adding that the victims had been deposited in the morgue.

The FRSC boss said:  “Those who lost their lives had been deposited in the mortuary. They were all male passengers. They were occupants of the two vehicles.

“The passengers that suffered varying degrees of injuries are presently being treated at the Afe Babalola Multisystem hospital in Ado Ekiti.”

Joseph, who warned motorists against overspeeding, described it as the cause of unwarranted carnages on Nigerian roads.

The Star